Sheets, the Roughriders running back on pace to break the CFL single-season rushing record, says the Riders are going to respond in tomorrow’s 10th annual Banjo Bowl between Winnipeg (1-8) and Saskatchewan (8-1) at Investors Group Field.

“I enjoyed it,” Sheets said today of Goltz’s celebration. “It was kind of funny and kind of cool, but we got something for him this week and we’re going to pull it out with a good touchdown. Look forward to it.”

Goltz likes to do the “business suit” celebration, where he pops his cuffs and straightens his tie after scoring a touchdown. Last Sunday at Mosaic Stadium he imitated the part of Sheets’ schtick by forming a box with his hands. Instead of punching his hand through the “box,” he did the “business suit.”

“It was a cute imitation. It was kind of weak in my opinion, but it was cute,” Sheets said. “It was the way he did it. It had no muscle behind it. You gotta have muscle when you’re doing that celebration. You can’t just do it flimsy like he did.

“But he’s a quarterback. He’s not expected to do much.”

Goltz, who will make his fourth career start and attempt to end Winnipeg’s seven-game losing streak, apologized today for imitating Sheets and then taking it out on the Winnipeg media when asked about it on Wednesday.

“If there’s any regret that’s one thing I kind of regret,” Goltz said. “I’m not naive. There’s still a lot that I have to prove within this league, and even if I had proven myself it doesn’t give me the right to mock anybody else. Kory’s having a great season. There was a lot of pent-up emotion and energy for me personally, not only because it was a big game, but Saskatchewan fans do like to talk and they kind of give it to you. If I did my own thing, that’s one thing, but to mock another guy, I understand the criticism a little bit.”

Bombers head coach Tim Burke has told Goltz to knock off the “business suit” celebration, but it doesn’t sound like he’s just going to hand the ball to the referee if he finds the end zone on Sunday afternoon in front of a sold-out IGF crowd.

“I’m going to be excited about it,” Goltz said. “I’m going to be real excited about it, because it’s something to be celebrated, it’s something to be celebratory about and excited about when you score because they don’t come easy in this league and they haven’t come easy for us this year.

“So I’m going to be excited. I can’t tell you I’m going to do one thing or the other. I know it will involve my teammates, and it will be a lot more low key than it was last week.”

Sheets, the Roughriders running back on pace to break the CFL single-season rushing record, says the Riders are going to respond in tomorrow’s 10th annual Banjo Bowl between Winnipeg (1-8) and Saskatchewan (8-1) at Investors Group Field.

“I enjoyed it,” Sheets said today of Goltz’s celebration. “It was kind of funny and kind of cool, but we got something for him this week and we’re going to pull it out with a good touchdown. Look forward to it.”